SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO KATWA SUBDIVISION, BURDWAN, WEST BENGAL- A STUDY

Abstract

Women have been successful in breaking their confinement within the limits boundary wall of their homes by entering into different kinds of professionals and services women entrepreneurs have proved to be at par with their men complements in business acumen and developing as smart and dynamic entrepreneurs. For sustained economic growth and social justice, socio-economic status of women should be upgraded along with that of the men folk. Socio economic liberty gives women the right to control the development of their lives. Entrepreneurship enhances the social standing of women. Entrepreneurial activity is dependent on several multifarious social, economic and psychological aspects. Thus, for any attempt made to understand the entrepreneurial activity among women, an analysis of their socio-economic status or condition is necessary. The present study had been undertaken to assess a field based picture of women entrepreneurs of Katwa subdivision, Burdwan district of West Bengal is presented analyzing their various socio-economic conditions through structured questionnaire. The study revealed that the women entrepreneurs in Katwa subdivision were similar in the following aspects viz. decision-making power, power exercised in the business, degree of involvement in social activities, and reason for involvement in social activities, etc.